TY - JOUR
T1 - Communication Efficiency in a Face Transplant Recipient
T2 - Determinants and Therapeutic Implications
AU - Levy-Lambert, Dina
AU - Grigos, Maria I.
AU - LeBlanc, Étoile
AU - DeMitchell-Rodriguez, Evellyn M.
AU - Noel, Daphney Y.
AU - Alfonso, Allyson R.
AU - Ramly, Elie P.
AU - Rifkin, William J.
AU - Diaz-Siso, J. Rodrigo
AU - Ceradini, Daniel J.
AU - Kantar, Rami S.
AU - Rodriguez, Eduardo D.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - We longitudinally assessed speech intelligibility (percent words correct/pwc), communication efficiency (intelligible words per minute/iwpm), temporal control markers (speech and pause coefficients of variation), and formant frequencies associated with lip motion in a 41-year-old face transplant recipient. Pwc and iwpm at 13 months post-transplantation were both higher than preoperative values. Multivariate regression demonstrated that temporal markers and all formant frequencies associated with lip motion were significant predictors (P < 0.05) of communication efficiency, highlighting the interplay of these variables in generating intelligible and effective speech. These findings can guide us in developing personalized rehabilitative approaches in face transplant recipients for optimal speech outcomes.
AB - We longitudinally assessed speech intelligibility (percent words correct/pwc), communication efficiency (intelligible words per minute/iwpm), temporal control markers (speech and pause coefficients of variation), and formant frequencies associated with lip motion in a 41-year-old face transplant recipient. Pwc and iwpm at 13 months post-transplantation were both higher than preoperative values. Multivariate regression demonstrated that temporal markers and all formant frequencies associated with lip motion were significant predictors (P < 0.05) of communication efficiency, highlighting the interplay of these variables in generating intelligible and effective speech. These findings can guide us in developing personalized rehabilitative approaches in face transplant recipients for optimal speech outcomes.
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U2 - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006727
DO - 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006727
M3 - Article
C2 - 32649536
AN - SCOPUS:85090251767
SN - 1049-2275
VL - 31
SP - e528-e530
JO - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
JF - Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
IS - 6
ER -